Nursing forum
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Integrating cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in undergraduate education would help to increase the rate of bystander CPR. However, few qualified trainers are available for this purpose. Training student nurses to become CPR trainers on campus could reduce this shortage. ⋯ The three tiers model for CPR training would be an effective strategy to compensate for the shortage in the number of certified CPR trainers.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the concept of opioid-induced sedation and how nurses define and measure sedation in the hospital setting. ⋯ Sedation, as defined by the linear sedation scales is limiting nurses' appreciation of the small changes in level of cognition as well as consciousness that occurs as an adverse and potentially dangerous side effect of opioid medications used for acute pain management. Through developing a better understanding of sedation as a clinical concept, nurses may enhance their clinical skillset in safer postoperative pain management. Additionally, linear sedation scales could be further developed to better capture all aspects of sedation.
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To reframe horizontal violence as a quality improvement concern. ⋯ To date, efforts to address horizontal violence have not been proven effective. There is a call for a wider application and investigation of interventions. This reframing provides the system level application suggested and would address a broader range of factors contributing to the perpetuation of the phenomenon.